Q: How great is this photo?! A: Pretty great. Join the conversation about the past, present and future of the air travel (and design) in Kansas City on June 28th at the Plaza Branch Library Auditorium.
You may RSVP for the event now at:
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
011 Hanan Kivett
Our 5th panel perspective will come from Hanan Kivett, AIA, Vice President & Senior Project Manager, Transportation for AECOM. Hanan has over 40 years of experience in the management and execution of concept planning, design development, and final design, of major airport, rail transit, and intercity rail transportation projects in this country as well as overseas. His career began in his uncle’s office in the mid-60’s after graduating from Washington University. He was an apprentice during the concept and design development phases of KCI’s Drive to your Gate Terminals. As a result of his very strong professional interest in airports, he became the firm’s concept planner for the new Munich Airport Competition in the early 1970’s and served as an Advisor to the Airport Authority for over 25 years.
His career highlights are as follows:
Kivett and Myers 1966-1974: KCI Airport; Kansas City Art Institute Dormitories, UMKC Chemistry Building; Missouri State Office Building; Offshore Airport for Copenhagen Denmark; Munich Airport Competition
US DOT 1974-1982: Chief Architect for FRA’s Northeast Corridor High Speed Rail Project. Major accomplishments included the restoration of 9 historic railroad stations including Washington Union Station and Boston South Station
Harry Weese Associates 1982-1991: Los Angeles Metro Red Line; Dallas DART LRT; Washington Union Station Revitalization and Air Rights Development
Parsons Brinckerhoff1991-2005: BART Extension to San Francisco International Airport; Washington Metrorail Extension to Dulles Airport
AECOM 2005 to Present: Denver Union Station Redevelopment; Rail; ARC Project for NJT and Port Authority; Phase 2 Metrorail Extension to Dulles Airport; Downtown LRT Connector Los Angeles METRO
He has been active in numerous professional organizations including AIA, ASCE, TRB, and APTA through serving on national committees, authoring and presenting monographs dealing with the design of rail stations, airport terminals, rail access to airports and art in transit. He has also given lectures at UC Berkeley, Harvard, MIT, Washington U, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Washington on these topics.
You may RSVP for the event at 6:30 on June 28th right now at:
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
010 Vernon Reed
The fourth presenter we would like to introduce is Vernon Reed, FAIA. Vernon has led numerous academic, social, civic and professional organizations; among them, the 650-member KC-AIA, the 1500-member Missouri AIA and he represented the 4000-member Central States AIA as its director on the national Board of Directors. He has served on and chaired numerous local, state, and national AIA committees including the national Environmental Education, Energy and Environmental Quality, Building Performance and Regulations and Professional Liability committees; and was Commissioner for the new Committee On The Environment, which created the Green Movement in American architecture.
He received the AIA Missouri Distinguished Service Award, as well as the Outstanding Cadet Award presented by the Commandant of AFROTC Training Camp for advanced cadets from universities throughout the nation, Distinguished Military Graduate of the University of Arkansas AFROTC, and Cadet Colonel (Wing Commander.) In the Air Force he was appointed to take charge of extensive construction projects that transformed Camp Cooke Army Base into Vandenberg AFB where all US satellites are launched for polar orbit, and received commendations from the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the USAF, the Commander of SAC, and the Base Commander.
After working for Kivett & Myers for 2-1/2 years, where he designed the last Katz Drugstore (St. Joseph), Sanctuary for Temple B’Nai Jehudah and the Federal Reserve Bank Addition, he started his own diversified practice in 1965 –– designing libraries, recreational projects, medical and dental facilities, multifamily and custom residential projects, schools, churches, office buildings, banks and other commercial and institutional projects. He has provided historic preservation planning and design throughout Missouri, including the Missouri State Capitol and various projects in the 18th and Vine, Santa Fe and Quality Hill Historic Districts.
He is a 10th generation descendant of the mentor-protégé lineage from Thomas Jefferson, Latrobe, Strickland, Walter, Hunt, Furness, Sullivan, Wright and Fay Jones –– having studied under Jones for 5 years at the University of Arkansas, and for 46 years afterwards. He successfully nominated both Jones and Jefferson for the AIA’s Gold Medal.
Monday, June 11, 2012
009 Poster
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007 Bob Berkebile
Any list of accomplished, influential environmentalists and preservationists includes our third panelist, Bob Berkebile. Highly regarded by fellow professionals and the recipient of numerous awards, Bob has focused his career on improving the quality of life in our society with the integrity and spirit of his firm’s work. He is a founding principal of BNIM Architects and has contributed 44 years to the architectural profession. Among his contributions to his industry, Bob is the founding chairman of the American Institute of Architects’ National Committee on the Environment (AIA / COTE) and was also instrumental in the formation of the US Green Building Council and its LEED rating system. Bob’s work as an architect and thought leader in sustainable methodologies continue to increase the national and global momentum towards triple-bottom-line solutions in our built environments – solutions that seek to find a balance between people, planet and prosperity. In 2009, Bob received a Heinz Award from Theresa Heinz and the Heinz Family Foundation for his leadership and commitment to the environment and action towards restoring social, economic and environmental vitality to America’s communities through Sustainable architecture and planning. In 2011, his firm was selected for the AIA National Architecture Firm Award, the organization’s highest honor.
005 Tom Nelson
Tom Nelson will also be participating in the discussion on June 28th. Tom is a founding Principal of BNIM (Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh McDowell) Architects, a prominent Kansas City architecture, planning and interiors firm. Tom is a graduate of the University of Kansas and worked in Houston, Boston and London before returning to Kansas City and founding the firm with three others in 1970.
The firm, and Tom in particular, has focused on development plans and urban projects – from simple to large building complexes – and neighborhood developments. He has been Design Principal for numerous award winning projects including Truman State Office Building, The Deramus Pavilion at the Kansas City Zoo, Earthworks, The University of Missouri Life Sciences Center, Bartle Conference Center and has been Design and Project Principal on most of BNIM’s downtown office buildings and corporate headquarters including DST’s campus and One Kansas City Place. He directed BNIM’s effort on the Kansas City’s FOCUS plan and the Light Rail Transit Plan.
He is a former president of Kansas City AIA and former president of the Kansas City Architectural Foundation. Tom has been an Adjunct Professor at KSU, a studio design critic and guest lecturer at KU, KSU, and UMKC and has served as a juror/critic on AIA, university, regional and national general design awards programs. In 1986 Tom received the Distinguished Service Award from the University of Kansas School of Architecture and in 1987 was elected to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows.
Tom is a former Chairman of the Kansas City Plan Commission and chaired committees for the Mid-America Regional Council and the Downtown Council and served on many civic committees and task forces concerned with the urban environment and with transportation. He was recently a Director on the national AIA Board representing the Central States Region and is on the Board of Scenic Missouri and Scenic America. Tom is married with four children and three grandchildren and resides in Kansas City, Missouri.
003 Mark VanLoh
Mark VanLoh is sure to add a forward looking perspective to the discussion on June 28th. As Director of Aviation for the Kansas City Aviation Department, he oversees all aspects of the management, development, operation and maintenance of Kansas City International Airport and the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. VanLoh is responsible for 550 employees and annual budget of $160 million.
Prior to his tenure in Kansas City, VanLoh served with the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority (CMAA) where he had been President and Chief Executive Officer since 2001.
Prior to his time at CMAA, VanLoh was Commissioner of Airports for Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland Ohio from 1998 to 2001.
Before the top position at Cleveland, VanLoh directed airports in Toledo, Ohio and Rockford, Illinois.
VanLoh started his career with Pan American World Airways in New York City after college in a variety of positions from 1985-1990. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Minnesota State University with a triple major in business management, aviation management and industrial relations with a minor in economics.
He is a private pilot and a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. He served in the United States Army from 1978 to 1981 and was subsequently in the United States Army Reserve while attending college. He sits on several economic development boards in the Kansas City Area and local chambers of commerce and is on the Aviation Advisory Board for the University of Central Missouri.
002 DLR Group
The Legacy Series Committee thanks DLR Group for stepping up to help sponsor our inaugural event!
001 Launch
Several months ago, a group of like-minded individuals put their minds together with the goal of creating a platform to tell the stories – one by one - that help make up the proud and unique architectural legacy of Kansas City. Under the umbrella of the Kansas City Architectural Foundation’s outreach committee, the group confirmed its goals as 1) educating both the architectural community and the public about built environment issues relevant to the Kansas City community and 2) raising money for the KCAF scholarship fund benefiting area students studying architecture with both financial need and academic merit.
Part story corps, part academic lecture, part discussion with friends over drinks, twice a year or so, we hope to help shed new light on the projects and the people that have literally helped build the city we call home. We want to invite you to learn about the past, broaden your perspective of the present while also looking in to the future of architecture, planning, design and living in Kansas City.
We are confident our first event will do just that. Please join the discussion about the Kansas City International Airport’s past, present and future on June 28th at the Plaza Branch Auditorium of the Kansas City Public Library. There will be a reception preceding the event at 6:00 with the round table discussion beginning at 6:30. You may RSVP for the event now at:
Please continue to check this blog for updates regarding our fantastic round table participants, event sponsors, and some great imagery to wet your appetite for our first discussion.
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